Opinion: Britain’s Media Gatekeepers Are No Match for America’s
by Aaron Bastani
With the success of his memoir Spare, Prince Harry has offered a blueprint for how others can circumvent the British media: go West.
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Report: Police Commissioner Says Journalists Are ‘Part of the Problem’ After Arrest of Just Stop Oil Reporters
by Moya Lothian-McLean
After Hertfordshire police detained journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests this week, the force’s commissioner has suggested the media should ‘reflect’ on giving activists ‘publicity’.
Is Political Journalism Broken?
From Dominic Cummings’ cosy texts to Laura Kuenssberg, to Boris Johnson having the Telegraph’s editorial board on speed dial, the cohort of journalists who make up the ‘Lobby’ have got a bad rap. Is mainstream political journalism in terminal decline? Or will the rise of independent and alternative media redefine ‘political journalism’ forever? And how […]
Report: Why Are British Pundits Suddenly So Obsessed with the New York Times?
by Aaron Bastani
The NYT has gone where the British press won’t on Brexit, Islamophobia and now the Queen. It’s no wonder our gatekeeping, conservative commentariat can’t handle it, writes Aaron Bastani - it shows we’re not special.
Opinion: Why Should Chris Kaba’s Death Matter Less Than the Queen’s?
by Kehinde Andrews
Three days before Elizabeth Windsor died, Chris Kaba did. The establishment’s apathy is testament to the very racism the monarch embodies, writes Kehinde Andrews.
Analysis: Without the Queen, the Monarchy Could Fall Apart
by Ash Sarkar
Queen Elizabeth’s reign was defined by her ability to steer the institution through the media revolution. But as Charles becomes King, the crises of identity and purpose that were deferred by his mother's stewardship could rear their heads.
Report: Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant
by Moya Lothian-McLean
Ahead of walkouts, editorial staff at Reach PLC, Britain’s biggest regional publisher, were given advice on second jobs in lieu of a meaningful pay rise, while top bosses doubled their salaries.
Analysis: Were the 70s Really That Great?
by Juliet Jacques
From the union boom to radical TV, the left tends to see the 70s through rose-tinted glasses. We should beware nostalgia, writes Juliet Jacques.
Explainers: Why BT Workers Are Going on Strike
BT recorded £2 billion in profits before tax last year. Its CEO, Philip Jansen, enjoyed a salary of £3.5 million. Yet it’s now offering engineers & call centre workers a real terms pay CUT. Aaron Bastani explains why BT workers have had enough.
Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation
As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.
Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents
by Sam Bright
Mick Lynch has badly exposed the lack of specialist labour reporters in mainstream media. But it wasn’t always like this, Sam Bright writes.
Report: Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
by Olly Haynes
Camped out in an empty Parisian office block, XY Media is a new media frontier of trans liberation. Olly Haynes reports.
Opinion: Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era
by Aaron Bastani
Elon Musk buying Twitter, even more than Jeff Bezos flying into space, would perhaps be the greatest statement of plutocratic intent in history, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain
by Zarah Sultana
Since its release, the Trojan Horse Affair podcast has been met with near silence by the British media. This isn’t a surprise, writes Zarah Sultana: Islamophobia shaped the media’s response to the hoax letter in 2014 and Islamophobia explains its disregard for the podcast’s revelations in 2022.
Ash Wednesday: Why Libertarians Agree With Putin | Ash Sarkar
There’s a clear split between rightwing commentators, and Putin’s war on Ukraine. But between pundits and Putin’s war on woke? Not so much!
Opinion: For Putin, Failure in Ukraine Isn’t an Option
by Volodya Vagner
Given how Vladimir Putin has so publicly tied himself to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s failure will be hard to present as anything other than his own, writes Volodya Vagner.
Report: German State Broadcaster Fires Seven Arab Journalists in Supposed Antisemitism Purge
by Rivkah Brown
Deutsche Welle employees say the firing spree reflects the organisation’s increasingly hardline pro-Israel stance. Rivkah Brown reports.
Ash Wednesday: Do I Think About Rape Too Much?
Why are women more afraid of violence from strangers on the street when - statistically speaking - home is the place where they're most unsafe? Ash Sarkar takes a look at how rational fears are used to justify irrational policy decisions, and what we miss when we talk about 'rape culture'.